Private Water Law
A blog about water resources and law
Category: Privatization
The Financial State of California Cities and Impacts on Water and Wastewater Utilities
I had the privilege of speaking at the National Association of Water Companies annual meeting in Miami, Florida, last week concerning municipal finances in the United States, and particularly California. The focus of the panel—which also included John Bohn (esteemed…
Read MoreUK Government Releases Water Resources Reform Proposal: Water for Life
The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has released a new reform proposal for water resources, entitled Water for Life. While we generally think of the UK as a relatively wet place, Defra identified a number of water…
Read MoreTap v. Bottled Water in the Private Sector
We often see critics linking together private water companies and bottled water as jointly promoting “commodification” of the world’s water supplies. While the differences should be fairly obvious between investor-owned utilities and companies that provide design, construction, operations and maintenance…
Read MoreDemocrats and Environmentalists Oppose California Water Bond
It’s not surprising, but a group of Democratic politicians and environmental organizations has come out against the California water bond scheduled for the ballot this November. The group has formed an organization simply titled “No on the Water Bond” and started a…
Read MoreMore Mythical “Privatization” in the California Water Bond
In an earlier post, I discussed the errors contained in certain criticisms of the proposed California water bond to be voted on in November 2010. Those criticisms were centered on the provision that allowed investor-owned public water utilities to receive bond funding for…
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